Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Miss, Sall, Laneous
Object Number:
X.497
Medium:
Oil on blue paper
Dimensions:
image: 5 1/2 x 7 9/16 in. ( 14 x 19.2 cm )
sheet: 11 x 15 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 39.4 cm )
Marks:
Signed: lower right: "J. Hagen/New York Sketch Club."
Inscribed: bottom center: "Miss, Sall, Laneous."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at center below image in brown ink: "Miss, Sall, Laneous"; signed at lower right: "J. Hagen / New York sketch Club"
Gallery Label:
The title is a play on words. The subject is an artist at his easel, painting a portrait of a young lady.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
